Perspective

The latest confrontation along the Gaza border appears to bolster the prevailing argument in Israel that the conflict with the Palestinians is not rooted in any way to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Every Israeli is familiar with the following “facts”: Israel withdrew its settlements and forces from Gaza in 2005 and handed control to the Palestinian Authority,…

More than 7 million people, including 2.9 million married women, asked to prove citizenship as part of massive exercise. Assam, India – Bimala Begum is worried. She is among nearly three million married women in India’s northeastern state of Assam who have been asked to prove their citizenship. “Since I received the notice, I have gone to two neighbours and…

Lawmakers from India’s main opposition Congress party and the Janata Dal (Secular) protested against Karnataka governor Valubhai Vala and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bangalore, India, this month. NEW DELHI — A fair and independent electoral process, an independent judiciary, a Parliament with a noisy opposition, a relatively free press and an army…

Recent elections in Tunisia and Lebanon have underscored the different realities affecting political ‘Islamist’ victories While the 2011 Arab Spring tremors in Tunisia and Lebanon are subsiding, two elections have given a sense of the current state of political forces in the region, in very different contexts. Both the municipal vote in Tunisia and the…

The Christian Zionists managed, through the positioning of Mike Pence and fellow believers in the White House, an incredible measure of influence over the most powerful nation on earth On 18 July, US Vice President Mike Pence delivered the keynote speech at the annual summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Founded in 2006 by…

Israel has been exposed as an oppressive, ruthless state that violates international law by using lethal, high-velocity bullets against peaceful protesters Non-violent popular resistance is not new to the Palestinian people. It was practised in the famous six-month civil disobedience strike of 1936 and reached an impressive level during the First Intifada, forcing the Israeli…

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in December 2017 (AFP) Prince Khaled: I have received a large number of emails from within the police and army in support of my call. DUSSELDORF, Germany – A dissident Saudi prince has called on his uncles to depose King Salman and…

Donald Trump announced the move in a speech at the White House on Tuesday (Reuters) The most significant foreign policy move of the Trump presidency so far risks confrontation with Tehran and feeds growing rift with Europe Donald Trump has announced that the US will withdraw from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, in the…

Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE stand out in their praise for Trump’s unilateral decision to leave Iran deal The international community – with the exception of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – condemned US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Those who criticised…

Tehran’s dismissal comes as US calls Netanyahu speech ‘compelling’ even as EU official says no proof Iran violated deal. Iran’s top officials have bristled at the Israeli prime minister’s allegations that Tehran secretly pursued a nuclear weapons programme, dismissing them as “lies” aimed at influencing US President Donald Trump ahead of a crucial deadline for the…